Implementation outcomes of a culturally adapted diabetes self-management education intervention for Native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) experience a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes and related complications. Although diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) interventions have generally yielded positive results, few NHPIs have been included in these studies, and even fewer studies have been evaluated using a randomized controlled trial design and/or implementation research methods. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate implementation outcomes of a culturally adapted diabetes self-management education intervention delivered by peer educators to Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders residing in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Methods

In three study sites, the peer educators and 48 participants randomized to the intervention were in

SUBMITTER: Sinclair KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576821 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature